Not just facts, but impacts: Learning the lesson of resilience
Through an internship with a Virginia Sea Grant extension agent at ODU, Makayla Brown learned more about professional opportunities in resilience planning.
Education
Tracking down a tricky nutrient: Fellow studies nitrogen cycling in the York River
Brianna Stanley, a Ph.D. student at VIMS, is studying the sources of urea in the York River and whether algae prefer urea over other forms of nitrogen.
Stanley is also studying methods to separate out urea dissolved in water so wastewater treatment plants can find new methods to remove more nitrogen before returning water to the York River.
VA SEA brings ocean research to classrooms: Partnership between educators, researchers, brings science to life for students
The VA SEA program translates ocean science research into lesson plans for middle school and high school students.
Seafood symposium connects chefs with science
The Chefs’ Seafood Symposium, hosted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science’s Marine Advisory Program, aims to connect chefs with the science behind the seafood they serve.
